The second highest of two large arch bridges on the Gui-Bi highway between Guiyang and Bijie, the Xixi Gangou is a concrete truss-arch bridge with a deck 361 feet (110 mtrs) high. The 2-lane toll road has one of the greatest collections of high bridges in the world including Liuguanghe, the world’s highest beam bridge and Xixi and Luojiaohe, two of the world’s higher suspension bridges. The Xixi suspension bridge is located just a mile east of the Xixi Gangou arch.

The Xixi suspension bridge can be seen in the distance. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

A satellite image from around the year 2000 showing a completed Xixi Gangou arch bridge in the upper left and the still under construction Xixi suspension bridge on the right. A narrow, temporary footbridge can be seen crossing the Xixi canyon.